Sunday, June 12th, 2011
Russian Railways announced plans to sell 75% of one of Russia’s largest ballast producers, the First Non-Metallic Company (PNK) for $100 million, a senior vice-president of RZhD, Valeriy Reshetnikov said. “The stake will probably be offered at auction with a starting price not less than $100 billion,” RZhD currently controls 100% minus 1 share of
Sunday, June 12th, 2011
With this treaty, we are setting an example worldwide of how delimitation disputes can be resolved peacefully, in accordance with international law and within the framework of modern international jurisprudence. With this treaty, Norway and Russia are also making it clear that there is no ongoing race for resources in the Arctic, but that we
Sunday, June 12th, 2011
A state programme aimed at reducing the negative environmental impact of agriculture has failed to reduce runoffs of nutrients into the Baltic Sea. Runoff of phosphorous and nitrogen compounds in fertilisers used on Finnish farms that add to the growth of algae in the sea has actually increased during the period that the environmental subsidies
Sunday, June 12th, 2011
Bulgarian Minister of Culture Vezhdi Rashidov participated in an official ceremony in Ottawa, where Canadian authorities returned to Bulgaria 21,000 antique objects seized when trafficked into the country. At the ceremony, the Department of Canadian Heritage congratulated Minister Rashidov for his effort in preserving the cultural heritage of Bulgaria. On his part, Rashidov awarded the
Sunday, June 12th, 2011
Electricity is unaffordable to vast swathes of the population in developing countries. A switch to renewable energies can pay in the long run by reducing prices – as industrialized nations too have realized. Huge diesel tankers still dock regularly in the ports of Cape Verde in the Atlantic, bringing fuel to the small island state
Saturday, June 11th, 2011
A shale gas field comparable to some of the largest in the world could be trapped beneath the coal fields of South Wales, a report has found. An Australian exploration firm which holds several licences to exploit the gas reserves trapped in the shale rocks deep beneath the UK believes the reserves in Wales are far larger
Saturday, June 11th, 2011
Ask him for a map of any of East Africa’s renowned tourism destinations and he would just open one of his many drawers and get it for you. He would also be helpful if you needed directions in some of the major towns in the region. For instance, he has a map that shows all major
Saturday, June 11th, 2011
A major research has established Africasuffers disconnect between science and research, which is turn has slackened its development pace. The study, dubbed Africa Innovation Outlook 2010, was released in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia last week. It was conducted by the African Science and Technology Indicators Initiative (ASTII) to map out the state of science and research on
Saturday, June 11th, 2011
Greenland government gives licenses to companies to explore and produce oil and gas. International energy companies have been vying for a stake in Greenland’s oil and gas reserves for months, and now the licenses for exploration and production have been awarded. Last week on Friday, the government of Greenland decided on the allocation of the individual license
Saturday, June 11th, 2011
It’s 9:30 a.m. on a sunny spring day when a Toyota collides with a young mother in Berlin’s Köpenick neighborhood. Her bike is knocked onto the street, the child seat falls off, and her two-year-old son is suddenly lying in the roadway screaming. The boy is lucky. The other drivers manage to brake quickly enough,
